Primrose

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English

File:Primula veris 170405.jpg
Primula veris
File:Primula-vulgaris-flowers.jpg
Common primrose

Noun

Primrose (plural Primroses)
  1. An early-flowering plant of the genus Primula, with white, red, or yellow flowers.
  2. A plant of the family Primulaceae.
  3. A plant of the genus Oenothera.
  4. Specifically, the species Primula vulgaris.
  5. A flower of a primrose plant.
  6. A light yellow colour.
    Primrose colour:   

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Derived terms

terms derived from primrose (noun)

See also

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Adjective

Primrose (comparative more Primrose, superlative most Primrose)

  1. Of a light yellow colour.

Adjectives for Primrose

full-faced; colored; fragrant; meaningful.

Thesaurus

aureate, auric, beige, buff, buff-yellow, canary, canary-yellow, choice, citron, citron-yellow, coral, cream, creamy, ecru, elite, fallow, fat, flaxen, flower, gilded, gilt, gold, gold-colored, golden, incarnadine, lemon, lemon-yellow, luteolous, lutescent, ocherish, ocherous, ochery, ochreous, ochroid, ochrous, ochry, or, pick, pink, pinkish, pinky, prime, primrose-colored, primrose-yellow, prize, rose, rose-colored, rose-hued, rose-red, roseate, rosy, saffron, saffron-colored, saffron-yellow, sallow, salmon, sand-colored, sandy, straw, straw-colored, top, xanthic, xanthous, yellow, yellowish

Etymology

Latin primus (“first”), + rose

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA: /ˈprɪmˌroʊz/

Translations

Noun

plant of the genus Primula
Primula vulgaris
flower
colour
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Adjective

colour

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